Nancy Nash and Becky Nash recently returned from a three-week-long trip to Sweden. They left on September 12, the day after Nancy’s birthday. Nancy learned she had living relatives in Sweden and that they were eager to meet her. During their visit Nancy played piano for a local church service and sang in a Swedish choir. The pair […]
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Holly Jolly Follies is a go for quirky holiday variety show
After concerns that it wouldn’t run, the Holly Jolly Follies holiday variety show is a go for this year. Roger Gentry, a board member of the Lynn Canal Community Players, said the question of whether or not to hold the show came up at a recent board meeting. “It seemed like a sad Christmas without the community […]
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Play that Goes Wrong was a hit
I attended the Sunday matinee of “The Play that Goes Wrong.” I just don’t have the words to express how fantastic this play was! I just moved to Haines in April and haven’t had time to attend any performances. I won’t make that mistake again. I’ve seen Broadway shows and shows in London etc. I […]
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Ambitious LCCP production ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ hopes to get it right
If everything goes right in the upcoming whodunnit theater production at the Chilkat Center – everything should go wrong. The Lynn Canal Community Players’ latest show, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” is set to kick off next week on Thursday running through Sunday. The show is a reproduction of an award-winning 2012 comedy written by Henry Lewis, […]
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Around 3 p.m. during the Oct. 5 windstorm, Laurie Dadourian moved her Toyota station wagon after a willow tree fell and hit its fender. At 8 p.m., she heard a crash and found another willow had fallen, this time near the front of the car. While she and neighbor Kip Kermoian were clearing the fallen tree from the road, […]
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Save the Date
Thursday, October 26 Special Meeting of the school board 7 p.m. at the school library (board will be interviewing and appointing an interested board member.) Halloween Mask Making 4 – 5 p.m. at Harriett Hall. All ages welcome. Friday, October 27 Open Mic + Costume and Ghost Story Contest 9:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Bar. Saturday, October […]
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Nancy Nash and Becky Nash recently returned from a three-week-long trip to Sweden. They left on September 12, the day after Nancy’s birthday. Nancy learned she had living relatives in Sweden and that they were eager to meet her. During their visit, Nancy played piano for a local church service and sang in a Swedish choir. The pair […]
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Dismal prices, strong runs: Gillnet season closes
Commercial salmon gillnetters in the Upper Lynn Canal had a pretty unanimous assessment of the 2023 season: encouraging fish runs, but dismal prices. “It’s still worth it, but it’s a struggle,” said Gregg Bigsby, a 50-year veteran of the fishery. “Everybody’s got a job this winter.” Low prices – about half of what they were last year […]
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First-grade teacher Akela Silkman of Haines won third place in the Association of Alaska School Boards’ “Digital Lessons for Digital Learners” contest. The contest gave teachers an opportunity to use advancements in digital publishing technology to create “eBook” lesson plans. eBooks incorporate photos, videos, audio and hyperlinks into their pages. Silkman and Haines School technology coordinator Sam McPhetres developed […]
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Bob and Margaret Andrews and family gathered on the Oregon coast for the wedding of their son, Jeremy, to Jamie Boersma of McMinnville, Ore. June 19. Staffan Hillman, who graduated from Haines High School with Jeremy in 1992, flew from Sweden to serve as best man and Amy Weishahn, formerly of Haines, came from her home in Nevada to be Jamie’s […]